STAYING COMPLIANT
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HAULING PLANT AND MACHINERY • A wheeled or tracked vehicle must be lashed down in position on the carrying vehicle, with the parking brake applied; • before the machine is moved onto the trailer, all loose dirt that might otherwise come off and obstruct the highway or damage other vehicles must be removed; • the ramp, machine tyres and the bed of the trailer should be free from oil, grease and ice so that the machinery cannot slip. The transport wheels should be chocked at the front and rear; • when the machine has been stowed and the engine stopped, the pressure in the hydraulic system should be relieved; • bags, toolkits, or other heavy objects should not be left loose in the operator’s cab of the plant being carried; • positioning of the engineering plant should be arranged so the legal axle weight limits are not exceeded and safe handling of the vehicle is not impaired; • the clearance between the undersides of low-loading vehicles and the road surface should be checked before moving; • the machine should be positioned on the carrying vehicle’s platform so that forward movement is prevented either by part of the main body of the vehicle, for example swan neck, step or headboard; • all items removed from the machine, such as buckets, blades, shovels and lifting appliances, should be lashed to the deck of the vehicle.